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send up
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send up

transitive verb

Definition of SEND UP

1
: to send to jail
2
: to make fun of : parody

Examples of SEND UP

  1. <the sitcom sends up the “trials and tribulations” of the rich and famous>

First Known Use of SEND UP

1852

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Synonyms
burlesque, caricature, do, imitate, mock, parody, mimic, spoof, travesty

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